Luke 6:26-46

26 "Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the ¹false prophets in the same way.

27 "But I say to you who hear, ²love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28 bless those who curse you, ³pray for those who mistreat you.

29 "⁴Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.

30 "Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

31 "⁵Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

32 "⁶If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

33 "If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

34 "⁷If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

35 "But ⁸love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be ⁹sons of ¹⁰the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

36 "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37 "¹¹Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; ¹²pardon, and you will be pardoned.

38 "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour ¹³into your lap a ¹⁴good measure -pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."

39 And He also spoke a parable to them: "¹⁵A blind man cannot * guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40 "¹⁶A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.

41 "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

42 "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

43 "¹⁷For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

44 "¹⁸For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush.

45 "¹⁹The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; ²⁰for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

Builders and Foundations

46 "²¹Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:15
• 2. Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:35
• 3. Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:35
• 4. Luke 6:29, 30: {Matthew 5:39-42}
• 5. Matthew 7:12
• 6. Matthew 5:46
• 7. Matthew 5:42
• 8. Luke 6:27
• 9. Matthew 5:9
• 10. Luke 1:32
• 11. Luke 6:37-42: {Matthew 7:1-5}
• 12. Matthew 6:14; Luke 23:16; Acts 3:13
• 13. Mark 4:24
• 14. Psalms 79:12; Isaiah 65:6, 7; Jeremiah 32:18
• 15. Matthew 15:14
• 16. Matthew 10:24; John 13:16; John 15:20
• 17. Luke 6:43, 44: {Matt 7:16, 18, 20}
• 18. Matthew 7:16; Matthew 12:33
• 19. Matthew 12:35
• 20. Matthew 12:34
• 21. Malachi 1:6; Matthew 7:21

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "do to"
• [b]. Or "revile"
• [c]. I.e. outer garment
• [d]. Or "tunic;" i.e. garment worn next to body
• [e]. Lit "Do to"
• [f]. Lit "people"
• [g]. Or "not despairing at all"
• [h]. Or "Become"
• [i]. Lit "release"
• [j]. Lit "give"
• [k]. Or "disciple"
• [l]. Or "reach his teacher's level"
• [m]. Lit "again"
• [n]. Or "treasury, storehouse"
• [o]. Lit "the abundance of"